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to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it had a great time at the party had three operations on her leg

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noun

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Recent Examples of have
Verb
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will have front row seats at the event which, according to satellite imagery of apparent rehearsals, could include a large-scale mass gymnastics performance. Helen Regan, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2025 The city has had too many scandals and problematic politicians who have not attached crucial sectors of our city. Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
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It’s been a year of haves and have-nots for the industrials, with companies heavily tied to data center construction, electrification, power generation, and aerospace largely outperforming the rest of the sector. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025 That’s why the initial payroll estimates (drawn from a survey when roughly 60% have responded) are revised twice further (when north of 90% have). Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for have
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Verb
  • The current rule allows each team a chance to possess the ball even if the first team scores a touchdown during the extra period, which is 10 minutes long.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The other team then gets a chance to possess the ball under the same set of circumstances.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • The Tennessee Department of Education provided a list of more than 200 schools accepting scholarship students for the 2025-26 school year.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The planning commission accepted the recommendation, with a small modification related to how medical clinics are defined in the Land Development Code.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Now the podcast era produces orders of magnitude more hours of political commentary than any human can consume.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Everton appear locked in a cycle where their starting No 9 flatters to deceive, is left out for the next game, but then the replacement fares little better.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately, bank customers aren't always reimbursed when they're hit by some scams, including when they're deceived into making a payment to a con artist, such as in a romance scam.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • The program gives team members the chance to experience different roles, properties, and cultures first-hand, building skills and strengthening connections across the region, and—in the process—strengthening the company’s cross-cultural bonds.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • When one patient, a new mother experiencing postpartum depression, commits an impulsive, desperate act, Linda is forced to contend with her own physically and emotionally unavailable husband.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • However, those who wish to relocate can, and they will be allowed to return under the agreement.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • His administration also paused applications for parole programs and allowed ICE to cancel parole statuses of migrants.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • The scandal exposed how some wealthy families cheated and bribed to secure spots for their children at elite universities, sparking nationwide outrage over denied opportunities for more deserving students.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In May, Coinbase revealed that cybercriminals had bribed a few of its overseas customer support agents to leak customers' personal data.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • Advertisement An investigation led by the Guardian found in September that out of the 6,000 Palestinians from Gaza held by Israel since the Hamas terror attack two years ago, only one quarter were held on suspicion of militant links.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Second, ensure the whole executive team fully buys into the idea and holds others accountable for implementation.
    Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025

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